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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Muslim Woman: Is It Permissible for Her Disbelieving Paternal Uncles and Aunts to Embrace Her and Shake Her Hand?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A Muslim woman: is it permissible for her paternal uncles and aunts who are disbelievers to embrace her and shake her hand?

Answer:
Her paternal uncles and aunts are mahram (relatives one may not marry) to her, even if they are disbelievers; they are still mahram to her. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [916 -1024] المرأة المسلمة هل يجوز لأعمامها وعماتها من الكفار أن يعانقوها ويصافحوا يدها؟ — youtube.com

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